Volunteers for Outdoor Arizona [1680 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] Organizes frequent volunteer project weekends around Arizona. Examples include building elk fence at a Forest Service campground, or the ADA trail at Dead Horse Ranch State Park. Seems to be quite well-run, organized and supervised.

Phong's Tarantulas [1558 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] Welcome to my tarantula page. I currently have 55 tarantulas in my closet along with a handful of true spiders, centipedes and other bugs.

The Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation [1626 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] The Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation was created in 1982 by a small group that originally came together as a an informal support group for problems that were the result of traumatic experiences at petting zoos as children. This group realized that there were many others out there who were afraid to come forward with their horrific stories and wanted to find some way to help as many people as they could. The Childhood Goat Trauma Foundation is the result of their dream.

They have quality products and their owner Bob Molen is an incredibly nice guy. He came out to our Feb. '06, GHOTM, post-hike festivities at the White Tanks Park and personally demonstrated his top of the line tents and jacket line and answered all of our questions.

HIKING CAMPING WORLD [1075 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] Our products cover the full range from the adventure fitness buff to the family vacationer to the nature lover. We provide a secure low cost shopping experience for brand name gear fast to your door.

Tarptent Ultralight Shelters [1500 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] Tarptents are ultralight, mobile shelters that shed everything from flying bugs to summer snow. Elegant and airy, Tarptents set up virtually anywhere. Designed by and for the outdoor enthusiast, Tarptents keep you dry and sane no matter the elements. Made in the U.S.A and constructed of the lightest and highest quality materials available, Tarptents let you focus on the joy of the journey, not on the pain of getting there.

An indexed link site categorized by areas & trails to easily help you find trails and hikes throughout the state of Arizona. Also links to groups, clubs, techniques for hiking and relevant conservation &amp; ecology.

Arizona Trail ebook [1333 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] A free ebook for thruhikers of the Arizona Trail. This site has the most updated info on the AZT that I've found - far better than print sources.

OneDayHikes [1854 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] "The best day hikes and hiking trails of the world." Extensive site listing numerous dayhikes from all over the world. Hikes vary from easy to strenuous.

Slot Canyons of the Southwest [1977 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] Brief trail descriptions along with gorgeous photos of various slot canyons in the southwest. Various other hiking information is available by state, then broken down into national parks, monuments, and preservation areas.

Summitpost.com [1494 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] Here you'll find climbing info on a growing selection of mountains worldwide. This site is built by its members. Come sign summitlogs, add your photos or add mountains and routes that have not been submitted yet. Check out the Arizona Mountains section while your there!

Hiking and horse riding through the Superstition Wilderness is always more fun when you know the history of the mountains and the stories of those who lived nearby and traveled on your trail.

GPS coordinates and detailed maps with links to the text in our books will keep you on track for an enjoyable day or overnight trek into the wilds.

Texas Hiking [2895 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] Texas Hiking is your guide to the many opportunities to experience the wonder of the state of Texas as it was meant to be, on horseback excluded of course. We're building up a database of hiking trails all over Texas and will highlight them with descriptions and photos as fast as we can. You can contribute and help encourage others to get outside and experience Texas firsthand. Currently Texas Hiking features writeups, maps, photos and official information on 405 hike areas that cover 1779 miles throughout Texas.

The Dirtbagger's Deluxe [1631 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] When I told Darrel I was making a web site touting the virtues of lightweight backpacking he guilted me into sharing the site with his twisted hiking style known as 'dirtbagging'.

The Guz Guide - Trail Reviews [1859 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] These are some of the backpacking trips I have done with descriptions and reviews of each trip. I also tried to include water conditions that I found on each trip. If you would like to add you own description to one of the existing trips or add a new one, don't hesitate to contact me at guz@guzguide.com Updated water conditions are especially appreciated.

Touch The Top [1843 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] Erik Weihenmayer is a world class athlete: acrobatic skydiver, long distance biker, and marathon runner, skier, mountaineer, ice climber, rock climber. He is also a prolific speaker and author of Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See.

Horizon Tracking Service LLC [1156 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] Tracking bio For Bob Matthews: Horizon Tracking Service LLC Much of my skill base comes from learning from my father who was a member of the Aberdaire Rangers in Kenya during the Mau-Mau war. “This is a group that was behind the enemy lines for four years with out support they lived off the land.” My main focus now is using my other skill base in the field of backcountry skills instruction. With an emphasis on my most well developed as a Tracker. I have instructed many different groups in the art/skill, As a child I spent all the free time I had to learn from some of the traditional Romany Gypsies that lived in our village; about all the ways England’s countryside would provide for good living. My own history has taken me to different areas of the world to learn more, I tracked with Hugaret Bedouine with the Israeli army taking part in border patrols as part of a tracking team. In 1982 during a visit to Morocco I was invited to travel with Nomadic Tuaregs, we traveled about 1/3rd of the length of the Sahara in South Eastern Morocco, It just coincided with the start of a war during which King Hassan II decided to gain land; this resulted in my traveling group being caught between three different armies, it was a very interesting learning curve to be on. I gained a level of knowledge and experience that is difficult to measure. With breathing being the true certification, standard of success. I have held varied high security clearances, ranging from White house background a Secret service approval in the 1980’s Also helping USFW that included an extensive clearance check. Plus Interpol background check; I attended the Conservation Law Enforcement Association conferences held in Prescott and training seminars. I have assisted different Law enforcement agencies in The USA, absolute Confidentiality is a requirement. My wildlife focused interests: I was hired to guide a team from the Philips organization’s CD rom development program, locating various rattle snakes .for which I have credits on the production team. Also been a wrangler with lizards working on a movie production,” Prey and the sequel Prey again”. As the cofounder of a small zoo in Prescott Arizona I have been involved in many rescues of injured wildlife, during which operations tracking was crucial, to safely locate and catch said animals. It was often a matter of tracking several days after the animal’s plight started. During twenty years of living in Prescott I have provided a rattle snake rescue free of charge, I have volunteered with The AZ Game and Fish in a number of capacities.

Libre Map Project [1223 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] Libre Map Project: The purpose of the Libre Map Project is to aggregate and make digital maps and related GIS data available for Free.

Topozone.com [1446 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] TopoZone is the Web's center for recreational and professional topographic map users. Topozone has every USGS 1:100,000, 1:63,360, 1:25,000, and 1:24,000 scale topographic map for the entire United States.

Wide World of Maps [1557 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] Wide World of Maps is the most complete map store in the Southwest, carrying every U.S.G.S. topographic map for Arizona, along with more than one million other maps, books and related items.

Miscellaneous

FILMS FOUND IN OLD CAMERAS [1288 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] On the next few pages you'll find photographs I produced using a variety of cameras. There are photos taken with toy, vintage, pinhole and other unusual cameras. You'll also see photographs from films I processed that I found in old cameras. There are photos showing the same subjects decades apart.

Slot Canyons of the Southwest [1977 clicks] :: [-> Add to Favorites] Brief trail descriptions along with gorgeous photos of various slot canyons in the southwest. Various other hiking information is available by state, then broken down into national parks, monuments, and preservation areas.